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“Learning how to practice encountering suffering outside of ourselves is the key to sustained action so we don’t blow out.”
“Our ancestors whisper this to us every night … this is a journey that we are on together.”
“We have created our own maps as if they are reality, when the actual reality we are living in has so much to teach us.”
This recording is from a talk hosted by Buddhist Action Coalition.
Dr. Larry Ward is a senior teacher in Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition. He brings twenty five years of international experience in organizational change and local community renewal to his work as director of the Lotus Institute and as an advisor to the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Drucker School of Management. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Buddhism and the neuroscience of meditation. Larry is a knowledgeable, charismatic and inspirational teacher, offering insights with personal stories and resounding clarity that express his dharma name, “True Great Sound.” He is a co-founder, with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward, of The Lotus Institute. Peggy and Larry are co-authors of the book, Love’s Garden: A Guide to Mindful Relationships. Larry is the author of America’s Racial Karma.
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